Getting started

Next year we’re taking part in the Carbage Run to the UK. We will be creating a website so friends/family/sponsors can track our whereabouts in real time. This is where the Pi comes in

For tracking, we need a GPS receiver, and a 3G dongle to upload the data to the website. And while we’re at it, let’s throw in a WiFi dongle as well, so we can all surf the net whenever we want and don’t have to worry about excessive roaming costs!

Total costs (so far): € 86.12
This excludes shipping costs (total amounting to € 15.98 so far). Shipping from MiniInTheBox is free, but takes anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. Because they we’re giving away € 1.50 free bonus rewards & credits every few days, I ordered the DS1302 for absolutely nothing, and used it as discount on the WiFi module.

I’m still awaiting arrival of my DS1302 RTC module and the UPS PIco. In a next post I will describe the components in depth.